This Motley Fool Review updated December 31, 2025: The S&P500 wrapped up the 2025 calendar year with a 16.4% gain, slightly off its high for the year. The Dow finished up 13.0 % and was slightly off its high too. The NASDAQ was up 20.4%. Those numbers are calculated from December 31, 2024 values to … Read more
Another Month, Another Chance to Win BIG We hope you’re ready to compete. There’s real money on the line, hundreds of competitors, and some more stock picking heavyweights to compete with! For our November Knockout, WE challenge YOU to beat TWO stock picking services: The Motley Fool and Jim Cramer’s Action Alerts Plus. If you … Read more
Investing in the stock market is a rewarding way to plug into the economy and make money. However, anybody who knows anything about investing knows that it’s not easy. In fact, picking stocks that are WINNERS is very difficult. If you’ve ever seen an ad for a Motley Fool total conviction stock, you may be … Read more
If you are remotely interested in the stock market, you have probably done a lot of research online. So, when you see an ad for the Motley Fool, don’t ignore it. Especially if it is for a triple buy. What is a triple buy? Before we jump into what a triple buy is and why … Read more
Motley Fool vs. IBD Leaderboard: Which one is better? Summary; Technology and the internet have enabled retail investors to utilize digital resources to improve investment performance and get educated on the stock market. However, there is also plenty of room for misinformation on the internet. Accordingly, it’s very important to find reputable and accurate information … Read more
Do you love paying your sky-high cable bill that provides access to hundreds of useless channels, tons of commercials, and atrocious content? No? Then you might be like millions of other Americans who are ditching cable and switching to services that meet your needs and are much more affordable. If you are an investor… …you … Read more
In this article, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of the simplest but most effective investing strategies out there: the Dogs of the Dow. But before we get down to the nitty gritty, let’s start with a quick recap on dividends. Dogs of the Dow Background: Dividends You may already know the basics … Read more
We’re Back and Better than EVER! Now this isn’t just our typical monthly contest. We’ve decided to put two of our favorite stock picking newsletters to the test, by letting you compete with them head to head (to head?). That’s right, this month WE challenge YOU to beat TWO Motley Fool stock picking services: Stock … Read more
If you have spent much time researching stocks on the internet, you have most likely come across advertisements for the Motley Fool and the Motley Fool Ultimate Buy. These advertisements highlight different services and promotions from the Motley Fool… …but they all revolve around recommending stocks with growth potential. Some of the ads are labeled … Read more
January 1, 2026 UPDATE: We have just completed our analysis and rankings of the performance of dozens of stock newsletters’ 2025 stock picks. This ranking is as of the last Friday of 2025 closing prices and compares dozens of popular stock newsletters. See which stock newsletter’s 2025 picks are up an average of 18% and … Read more